As the opening drama of the Hunan Satellite TV in the new year, even if there are no popular stars such as Wei Yang, Xiao Zhao, and Nazha, there will be no shortage of necessary publicity resources.
Especially since the station also has related variety show cooperation with Blue Whale, at least there is a chance to visit popular variety shows such as "Happy Camp".
There are several main creative cast members in "The Temptation to Go Home", but the core members are Li Jiahang, Qiu Xiuyan, and Liu Yan. If we have to add one more, it would be the female lead, the affectionate male lead, and the helper Chi Shuai.
Li Jiahang also did a lot of publicity for the role. He was not the first to take the lead role, and he also knew the hosts and behind-the-scenes staff in Hunan Province. With the addition of Liu Yan, a good helper who was familiar with variety shows, the work during the publicity period went very smoothly.
And while they were busy, "Temptation to Go Home" was broadcast as scheduled.
The platform base of Hunan TV is no joke. As long as the quality of a TV series that can be broadcast during the prime time is not particularly poor or unpopular, it is not difficult to break 1.
The ratings of "Temptation to Go Home" in the first three days were easily stable at around 1.6%.
If this viewership rating can be maintained, it would be very good, not to mention that according to the current trend, there is still room for improvement.
Blue Whale and Hunan TV were very satisfied, and Li Jiahang and his team's publicity resources also increased. Wei Yang also called personally to encourage and congratulate them.
After they finished their promotional recording and left Star City one after another, the average viewership rating of "Temptation to Go Home" has exceeded 2.7, making it the most popular TV series in January of the new year.
The TV series' theme song "Unforgiven" even topped some music charts.
The words "For all the pain of love, for all the hurt of hate, I can no longer tell the difference between love and hate. Is this how it is?" echoed throughout the streets and alleys of the country.
The heroine of "Temptation to Go Home", Choo Ja-hyun, jumped from Penguin to Sina Weibo when the TV series was popular. In just half a day, her Weibo fans exceeded 200,000.
It has been less than two weeks since he opened his Weibo account, but his followers have already approached 2 million, a growth rate that is astonishing.
According to estimates from all parties and the subsequent publicity campaign by Hunan Province, there is a great hope that "Temptation to Go Home" will break 3.
Even the Hunan TV station and Blue Whale were stunned by this data.
They would never have thought that a TV series adapted from a Korean drama with a not-so-luxurious cast and not-so-high investment costs could be comparable to "The East Palace" or even "Joy of Life".
The only regret is that "The Temptation to Go Home" is more inclined to the TV platform. Although the data on the website is also good, it is not comparable to that on the TV station.
Another point is that "the drama is popular but the actors are not". It doesn't mean that the actors didn't benefit from it. It can be seen from the fans of Choo Ja-hyun on Weibo that her popularity has soared.
The reason why “the drama is popular but the actors are not” is because it has not reached the level of breaking the circle.
Take "The East Palace" which also broke 3 for comparison. Wei Yang and Nazha became extremely popular when "The East Palace" was on the air.
The latter's fan growth was much more exaggerated than Choo Ja-hyun's, and at that time it was the early stages of Weibo's development. The number of users and the level of activity were not comparable to what they are now. Naza was really very popular at that time.
There is also "Palace", the ratings of this drama are not as good as "Temptation to Go Home", but it made Da Mimi become a top star and a phenomenal figure.
In comparison, "The Temptation to Go Home" is very popular, but in terms of discussion and influence, it has not reached the level of "The East Palace" and "Joy of Life" that broke the circle.
As for the bonus for the actors, it can be said that "the show is popular but the actors are not", which is far less than the TV series with the same viewership volume.
But then again, how many people can’t even star in a work that has more than 1 box office? Now it’s already exceeded 3, so what else do you want?
The so-called "the drama is popular but the actors are not" is just an exaggeration. Not breaking the circle does not mean there are no benefits.
Choo Ja-hyun became famous and replaced Jang Nara as the number one Korean star to develop in China.
Liu Yan starred in two hit movies in succession and came into the sight of many producers and directors.
The role played by Li Jiahang may be somewhat unlikable at this stage, but his hard results and exposure are real, and have improved people's preconceived impression of him.
It turns out that Zhang Wei has this side!
The scumbag Hong Shixian has really broadened Li Jiahang's acting range, letting people know that he is not only able to play unlucky guys (Zhang Wei, the young master in "Joy of Life") and losers (Zhang Wei, Xia Dongqing in "Soul Ferry").
I don’t know who is so wicked to give Li Jiahang the title of "powerful young actor".
He was also praised for not having Wei Yang's outstanding appearance, but still sticking to himself and walking his own path.
This comment made both Wei Yang and Li Jiahang feel sick. The former felt that he was implying that he only relied on his looks, while the latter felt that he was slandering him for not being able to make a living by his looks.
But no matter what, after "The Temptation to Go Home", Li Jiahang became very famous and even paparazzi took pictures of him.
Then the media broke the news that he and Li Sheng went out to eat together and returned to their residence in Shanghai together. The headline was so sensational.
"Pinru" is actually "Xiaoyanzi", Zhang Wei staged an "illicit love" in reality, where will "Hong Shixian" and "Wang Xiaoya" go?
"Hahahaha, this reporter is really mean."
Wei Yang was laughing so happily that he even wanted to help repost the Weibo to increase the popularity of his good brother.
In order to attract attention, these reporters wrote about all the famous roles of Li Jiahang and Li Sheng, and even played a wave of "orthopedic jokes". The character Xiao Jian, played by Li Jiahang in "New My Fair Princess", is Xiao Yanzi's biological brother.
Li Jiahang was helpless. In fact, his relationship with Li Sheng was not a secret.
They collaborated for the second time on "Soul Ferry" and interacted frequently on Weibo, which led to many speculations. However, due to career considerations and the fact that the two did not spend much time together, they did not make any public announcement.
This was also the first time that Li Jiahang tasted the sweetness of becoming an instant celebrity. He was not paying attention at the moment and was unexpectedly secretly photographed by someone.
It's okay for him, his boss is a good brother, and it doesn't matter whether he is single or in a relationship for him.
After all, Li Sheng is a young star who has just become popular. Her career path is still uncertain and she even has a certain number of "Return of the Condor Heroes" CP fans. The company team does not want her to make their relationship public so quickly.
"Brother, please stop making fun of me and help me with some advice."
Li Jiahang begged for mercy helplessly. His relationship was exposed, and although it didn't hurt him, it had a big impact on Li Sheng, who was called back for several meetings.
"What else can I do? Just let it go."
Wei Yang was playing with the tortoise shell in his hand. Now that he was rich, he upgraded the tortoise shell handle in his hand from rosewood to icy jadeite, about the size of an egg.
Of course, this icy jadeite tortoise shell is too eye-catching, so he only plays with it privately in the company or at home, and still takes the rosewood one when he goes out.
Firstly, you develop feelings for it after playing with it for a long time, and secondly, it is made of wood after all, so you won’t feel bad if it gets bumped or dented.
Li Jiahang's case was very simple. He just had to admit that he had concerns on Li Sheng's side. If he denied it, he would be embarrassed later, so he just pretended to be dead.
"Don't worry, no one cares about gossip about a little celebrity like you. After a while, no one will care about it."
Li Jiahang felt both hurt and relieved by what he said. Indeed, with his current influence and status, he was not even qualified to make headlines.
In fact, if "Temptation to Go Home" hadn't been popular at the time, he might not have made it to the headlines.
"That'll do."
Li Jiahang felt relieved. He came here this time to see if he could ask Wei Yang to help suppress the heat, or find a girl to create a scandal to help him attract attention.
Fortunately, Wei Yang didn't know what he was thinking, otherwise he would have really forwarded the gossip about it to add fuel to his fire.
After finishing the matter, Li Jiahang did not leave. Today was the celebration party for "The Temptation to Go Home", and he was waiting for Wei Yang to take a ride with him.
Wei Yang was busy with official business, so he sat in the reception area and watched the customized 100-inch TV in silence, which was playing Gao Xixi's version of "The Legend of Chu and Han".
"He insisted."
"He insisted!"
"You'll give it to me if I have to?"
"I told him I was coming."
"Then what?"
"...He pestered me for a long time, and I told him to keep it for him."
"Didn't give it? Haha, I didn't give it."
Li Jiahang was stunned when he saw these explosive lines. If a foreigner came here, he would be confused to death.
Wei Yang also took a glance, but he couldn't see clearly because he was far away, and vaguely saw it as [He doesn't want it, but I have to give it to him].
"Is this line so wild?"
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Boss Wei was shocked. He had heard that Director Gao was unconventional. There were many famous lines in "The New Three Kingdoms". He had not watched much of "The Legend of Chu and Han", so this was the first time he knew that the scale was so shocking.
He even searched the internet for the screenwriter, and found out that it was Wang Hailin, the man who cursed everything and liked to massage the feet of coal bosses while chatting about scripts.
Could this line also be thought of while massaging my feet? …
It was around seven o'clock in the evening when Wei Yang finished his work and called Li Jiahang to attend the celebration party.
In the underground garage, Li Jiahang watched as Wei Yang pressed the car key in his hand to start a Bentley Bentayga.
"A new car?"
Wei Yang nodded, and seeing his excited face, he threw the keys to him and asked him to be the driver.
Li Jiahang happily sat in the driver's seat, not in a hurry to start the car, and enjoyed the charm of the luxury car.
His current income is actually not low, he can earn hundreds of thousands for one episode of a TV series, and his pay is expected to increase after "Temptation to Go Home".
However, the company has to take a portion of Li Jiahang's income, and the rest in his hands has to cover other expenses. The miscellaneous amounts in his hands are not as exaggerated as imagined.
He also wanted to save this money to buy a house for his family. He also wanted to start a family and build a career in Shanghai, and buy houses and land. You can imagine how much savings he would have.
Therefore, he can't afford a luxury car worth several million dollars, nor does he have the need to do so. With the money, wouldn't it be better for him to buy a house as an investment?
Wei Yang is different. He has a lot of money and can live in a different house every day for several months.
For him, buying a Bentley is as stress-free as buying a bicycle for an ordinary person.
However, Li Jiahang was still very curious. He knew that Wei Yang was not a car lover, and he already owned several Maybach and Mercedes-Benz cars, so why did he buy a Bentley?
When Wei Yang heard his doubts, he opened the storage box on the co-pilot seat, which contained women's sunglasses, hairbands, necklaces, snacks and other miscellaneous items.
There was a string of ornaments hanging in front of the rearview mirror. Wei Yang was holding something that looked like a tag, and Li Jiahang could see clearly that there was a close-up photo of Xiao Zhao on it.
"Do you understand?"
Li Jiahang nodded. It was not like he had no girlfriend, and Li Sheng would also have some things left in his car.
This is a kind of intimacy and sweetness between lovers. When living at home, it is often the case that you are in me and I am in you.
It is also a little trick of girls to declare their sovereignty over the car and even the man. If another woman gets in the car, she will know that the car is taken.
For Li Jiahang, this was not a big deal and he even enjoyed it, but for Wei Yang, it was quite troublesome.
But luckily he is rich, so every time he meets a girl he rides in a fixed car and declares his sovereignty casually, as long as he doesn't bump into her.
In the past, Wei Yang often drove a Maybach to meet Liu Shishi, and he and Xiao Zhao both drove a Mercedes-Benz. Not long ago, his mother passed the driving test, so he gave the Mercedes-Benz to Wang Yunping and bought himself a Bentley.
It’s not that he is stingy, driving a luxury car himself and letting his mother drive an old car, but it is Wang Yunping’s own request.
New drivers are bound to encounter some bumps and bruises when driving on the road. It's painful to drive a new car, but if it's too expensive, it can easily cause trouble for others.
Wei Yang's old Mercedes is about 70% new and worth no more than 1.8 million yuan. It has excellent performance and is just right for Wang Yunping to practice on. Once she gets more familiar with it, she can buy a better car.
Although he understood, Li Jiahang couldn't help but curse Wei Yang for buying a Bentley just for a few hairbands and sunglasses.
Wei Yang chuckled: "That's nothing. I'll order a private jet and invite you to a party in the air."
Li Jiahang: “…”
He felt that he had a very good mentality. If it were someone else, they would have stepped on the accelerator and died together with this pretentious guy.
This celebration party was not a big one. It was mainly for the company and some main creators of "The Temptation to Go Home" to get together for a meal and some fun.
It was also here that Wei Yang met the heroine of "Temptation to Go Home", Choo Ja-hyun, for the first time. Her Chinese was not very good at that time.
"Hello, President Wei, I...I'm Choo Ja-hyun."
"Hello, I watched Miss Qiu's performance, it was wonderful, and I hope we can have the opportunity to work together again in the future."
Wei Yang still has a good impression of this girl, otherwise he would not have asked her to act. If there is really a chance in the future, his words are not just a perfunctory greeting.
Qiu Xiajun has worked in China for several years. Although she cannot speak fluently, she can still understand what is said and bowed when she heard it.
"Thank you, President Wei. I will try my best."
Qiu Xiuyan is very grateful to Wei Yang. She was not valued in Korea and only played supporting roles. When she came to China, the resources she had were not particularly good.
This time, "Temptation to Go Home" made her a big hit, and even in South Korea, there were rumors that she was very popular in China. She was very grateful to Wei Yang emotionally and logically.
The two chatted, and Wei Yang encouraged and praised Qiu Xiuyan. His humble and gentle attitude also left a deep impression on her.
She knew Wei Yang. "My Love from the Star" was very popular in South Korea, and she also had a general understanding of his deeds and status.
But she didn't know that he was such a gentle person. Coupled with his original aura and high appearance, Qiu Xiuyan couldn't help but ask Liu Yan about Wei Yang.
"Does President Wei have a girlfriend?"
“…”
Liu Yan didn't expect Qiu Xiuyan to be so direct. She was slightly stunned, then shook her head. She didn't want to surprise the other party, so she explained.
"It's not a question of whether he has a girlfriend, but how many?"
Qiu Xiaxuan: “???”
Her dream of a love-struck boss in the entertainment industry falling in love with an exotic female star was shattered...
Explain, I've been sick these past two days, with a high fever, headaches and nausea. I didn't mention yesterday's update, so I thought I could quietly make up for it today, but I still don't feel well, so I can barely maintain full attendance I'll see how I feel tomorrow, if I feel better, I'll make up for it (End of this chapter)